The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-09-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.


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Congregationlists OF Minnesota.
The Minnesota Congrega tional Associa
tion held its anual meeting at Fergus Falls
Otter Tail county. At the annual meeting
of the home missionary society Rev. j. w
Strong OF Northfeld was elected president
DR.. Dana, st. Paul. director; w. II. Lane
Minneapolis, secretary and treasurer. Il
was determined to raise $15, 900 for hom'
missions the ensuing year.
ID. c. Bell OF Minneapolis Rev. II. II
, Hart OF st. Paul, j. II. Crum OF Winona
Wyman Elliot OF Minneapolis and Rev
George L. Hegginson OF st. Paul, were ap
pointed trustees for three years OF thu
ministerial relief society.
Annual meetings OF the Woman's HON,
Missionary society were presided over BY
Mrs. L. s. Williams OF Minneapolis. Th,
treasurer's report was read by Mrs. w. l.
Jenkins OF Elk River. There were address
es by Miss NJ. A. Hand OF Utah, Miss Kel
logg of Mississippi. and Mrs. C. H. Taintor o
Chicago, and Rev. w. G. Puddefoot, Massa
chusetts.
The following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
We protest against the dissertation o
the Sabbath by railroad traffic. En-
ployes, as rule, would be glad OF the rest
OF the Sabbath especially needful to mer
having so much respon sibility. Resolved
that we urge the duty OF increasing an un
compromising antagonism to it'll all Chris
tian ways, and we pledge ourselves not to b'
satisfied with palliative and restricting
measures, but to increase the warfare
against the existing saloon system anC
liquor traffic until it is outlawed by oul
Christian civilization. We look with es
pecial favor upon the work OF our sisters
in the line OF educating the children by
giving them scientific temperance instruc
tion in our public schools and OF gospe
temperance in our Sunday schools.
A resolution was passed recon-.
depot for publication supplies fol
Sabbath schools in some city in tht
state hereafter decided upon. President j
w. Strong, D. D., gave n report for Carle
ton college. A memorial was addressed to
President Cleveland respecting his recent
order relating to the use o
native languages in Indian schools. Tht
following committee was chosen or
systematic benefcence to represent
the American College and Educational SO
ciety: Rev. H. H. Hart, s. NJ. Wilcox
Page, Fergus Falls;J. Kidder, ST. Charles
EN-. Williams. Northfield; s. NJ. MacNeill
Sleepy Eye; David Henderson, Worthing
ton. The meeting was a pronounced sue
cess in every respect throughout, and ad
journed to meet at Owatonna, the thiro
Tuesday OF September.
Company B. Second regiment M. N. G..
OF Faribault, have decided to go to Chica
go to take part in the International com
Iu.1 l&n S., naA
Bs''''ve g. drill and leave '0f that point Oct
Hal Reid was taken before judges Wilkin
and Brill at st. Paul, in company with G.
D. O'Brien, his attorney, his father, DR.
Reid and his uncle, A. NJ. Reid. By the ad
vice OF County Attorney Egan the two
Reid's were accepted as sureties for the
prisoner in the sum OF $S, 900 and he was
released.
Rev. j. T. Strout, formerly pastor o.
Grace NJ. E. church at Bloomington, ILL.,.
has accepted a call to the Clinton Avenue
NJ. E. Church at West st. Paul.
Mrs. H. A. Hobart at Red Wing, presi
dent OF the Minnesota w. c. T. o., has is
sued call for the eleventh annual state
convention to be held at Mankato, Blue
Earth county, Sept. 81, % and 90.
Attorney General Clapp has filed an
opinion on the dairy law passed last win.
ter in reference to the question as to the
legality of the provisions which allow cases
to be brought in the municipal court.
The attorney says the law is constitution.
al. The dairy department has been hin.
dered heretofore by the delays that ensue
in the district court.
At Henderson, the catholic church and
st. Joseph's academy was burned. The
buildings were total loss, amounting to
about SO, 900; insurance about $4,000.
Most OF the fixtures and furniture were
saved. The church was one OF the Oldest
buildings in the town, having been put up
nearly thirty years ago.
The thirteenth annual reunion and ban.
quet OF the St. Croix Valley Old Settlers
association occurred at the Sawyer house,
Saltwater, and was iully as satisfactory
both in the attendance and general feat
ures as any previous meeting.
The Wilmar & Sioux Falls company,
which has always been recognized as a
part OF the Manitoba system, has elected
new directors, including j. j. Hill, w. p
Clough, Frank L. Moffet, Edward Sawyer
and E. T. Sawyer, all of the Manitoba,
either officers or employees. The old officers
We're retained as follows: President, j. N
Spicer OF Wimar; vice president. E.
Sherman OF Sioux Falls; secretary, C. c.
9oodnow OF Pipestone treasurer, C. B.
Tyler OF Moorhead. The line is now being
graded.
County Commissioner William Freeman
OF Ramsey county died at his home at
White Bear.
At the Cathedral of Our Merciful Savior,
Faribault, took place the marriage OF Miss
Hattie. daughter OF A: %. Sawyer and ] ohm
NJ. Pratt, son OF A. w. Pratt OF Aberdeen,
OAK. Rev. James Dobbin ofIiciated.
At st. Cloud, the contract for the super.
structure Of the new G. D. Kerr block has
been let to Staples Bros. for $4,000.
Rev. Frank Damn of London, Eng, has
recently settled as pastor OF the Baptist
church at LIE Roy, Mower county.
o. E. Collins, general agent for Minnesota
and Dakota of the United States Dealers
Protective association, who has made st.
Cloud his headquarters for some time, has
been missing since Aug. %, when his wife
last heard OF him at Duluth.
Company G, Second regiment, NJ. N. G.,
OF Austin, will 60 to Chicago Oct. to take
part in the international drill occurring
there on the 4th.
The Winona county commissioners have
let the contract for building the new court
house to Munck e Lohse OF Winona for
S1O3, 600. The building ia to be Of Dres-
bach buff stone, Duluth brown-stone trim
mings. It will be located on the county
grounds on Washington street. facing
Third, with rear entrance from fourth
At Austin. ohm F. Fairbanks and Miss
Mary Vaughn were married at the Congre-
gational church by the Rev. s. H. Dewart,
pastor OF the NJ. Il. cnurcn.
August Shelter OF Pomnede Terre lost
fourteen stacks OF wheat q 500 bushels),
one stack OF hay and some old sheds by q
fire caused by a spark from threshing
machine engine.
Notices have been sent from the state
tire easurer's Office to the county treasurer,
requesting them to make payment of the
state text book fund. There is about
$50, 600 due the state from the different
counties for state text books furnished.
At Austin, in the suit OF Allen w. Clark
vs. the city OF Austin I r pers onal injury
from q detective walk, the jury gave a ver-
dict against the city for $3.50.
Lieut.. Gov. A. E. Rice returned from
Philadelphia with a cargo OF Lincoln en-
thusiasm.
Citizens Of Stearns county protest Wig.
orously against sectarianism in their pub
ic echOols